Thoughts

The story behind building a secure, offline speed-reading app that started as an internal tool and became a public Mac App Store application

A developer-focused app for storing and sharing links to anything, especially deeplinks, in shareable notebooks so teams can test features together.

Cursor represents a major shift in developer productivity. Notes on getting started and where it helps senior engineers most.

A comprehensive guide to creating smooth and engaging animations in SwiftUI

The story behind my first iOS app: a simple tuning pitch generator that's still helping musicians today

The search for the 'best' model is a distraction. Focus on the tools that actually solve your problems today.

Building internationalization into your app from the start saves time and money and helps you avoid embarrassing translation failures.

Exploring the fascinating complexity of global time zones, from fractional offsets to daylight saving chaos, and how to handle them in software

What I learned about optics, aperture size, diffraction, and exposure from turning my office into a giant pinhole camera

A deep dive into the physics and mathematics of extension tubes, exploring how simple spacers can unlock macro photography capabilities in any lens